07/01/2018KuwaitComments Off on ‘Christians presence in Kuwait is very old’ – Dates back to Umayyad dynasty

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 6: The presence of Christians in Kuwait is old, dating back to the eras of the Umayyad or Abbasid dynasties. This is confirmed by the inscriptions on ceramic pieces that were recently discovered in Failaka Island, reports Al-Rai daily. Head of the French expedition team that is …

31/12/2017KuwaitComments Off on Kuwait country of religious tolerance, says Dr Al-Ojairi – ‘Fear led to astronomy’

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 30: Kuwaiti scientist and astronomer Dr Saleh Al- Ojairi has affirmed that Kuwait is a country of religious tolerance where Muslims have been living peacefully alongside Jews and Christians, reports Aljarida daily. In an interview with the daily, the Kuwaiti astronomer indicated that the Jews in the …

27/12/2017KuwaitComments Off on Kuwait has a Christian population of over 800,000; Kuwaitis form the least – Festivity see large numbers

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 27: Over 800,000 Christians in Kuwait, mainly Asian nationals constituting 713,347 of the total Christian population of 824,436 celebrated Christmas. Kuwaitis form the least population of Christians in the country with 207 believers. As per recent statistics released by the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), Arab …

QUETTA, Pakistan/JAKARTA, Dec 23, (RTRS): Christmas church services and other celebrations are being held this weekend under the gaze of armed guards and security cameras in many countries after Islamic State gunmen attacked a Methodist church in Pakistan as a Sunday service began. Majority-Muslim countries in Asia and the Middle …

05/12/2017Insight, OpinionComments Off on Cross in the Crescent in a corner of tolerance – CHRISTIANS IN KUWAIT

Hamza Olayan, in his new book, ‘Christians in Kuwait’, seeks to provide a comprehensive account of Christianity in Kuwait, recounting the place Christians hold in Kuwait’s history and their contribution to nation building. Starting with Failaka as the first foothold for Christianity, Olayan traces Christian history through the Arabian Mission …

‘We tried to stay but we couldn’t take it anymore’ JAZRA, Syria, Aug 9, (AFP): Sawsan Karapetyan and her family lived in fear for years as some of the only Christians in the Islamic State group’s Syrian stronghold Raqqa. On Tuesday she fled, clutching her rosary. Under the cover of …

22/05/2017KuwaitComments Off on His Holiness Aram I inaugurates St Vartanantz Church in Salwa

KUWAIT CITY, May 22: On Friday, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia inaugurated the newly-constructed St Vartanantz Church and the Prelacy in Salwa area. In his speech, His Holiness Aram I praised the State of Kuwait for its religious tolerance, describing it as a place …

‘I will remember Kuwait with all the love when I return to Egypt’ KUWAIT CITY, April 26: Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has stressed the depth of relations between Kuwait and Egypt. Speaking at a news conference Tuesday while visiting the State of Kuwait for the first time since …

16/04/2017International, Top StoriesComments Off on Christians ‘celebrate’ Easter across Mideast – Tight security in Egypt

JERUSALEM, April 16, (Agencies): Christians are celebrating Easter across the Middle East, where many are struggling to maintain their embattled communities in the face of war, terrorism and discrimination. Thousands of worshippers flocked to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified …